Asian Athletics Digest January 13, 2016 Contents From the Editor’s desk .……………… 17 Athletes of the Year ……….………… 18 2016 Calendar of Events …...………. 19 2015 Asian Women’s Top-10 Lists … 20 Asian Records (Women) ….………… 23 Book Review ………………..………... 25 From the Editor’s desk Hello All, Hope you have enjoyed the inaugural number of our No. 2/2016 magazine sent out to more than 8,000 email addresses throughout the World. Editor & Publisher Ram. Murali Krishnan We have received several positive comments and suggestions to improve it further. Address for Communication “ Kausalyam ” This edition of our magazine contains stats and info on 72/4, Sri Padmavathi Nagar NSN Palayam P.O. Asian women athletes. Coimbatore – 641031, INDIA One unfortunate thing happened after we published the Contact E-Mail first edition. Your editor met with a nasty road accident last [email protected] Sunday, underwent surgery and is still in hospital at the time of [email protected] publishing this week’s edition. 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However a mention of Asian Athletics Digest will be highly appreciated. 17 Asian Athletics Digest January 13, 2016 Dibaba ETH, 5000m: Almaz Ayana ETH, 10000m: Vivian Cheruiyot 2015 Athletes of the Year KEN, Marathon: Mare Dibaba ETH, 10. Eunice Jepkirui BRN, 3000m Steeple; Habiba Ghribi TUN, 100-H: Dawn Harper Nelson USA, 400-H: Zuzana Hejnova CZE, 10. Kemi Adekoya BRN, HJ: Mariya Kuchina RUS, PV: Yarisley Silva CUB, LJ: Tianna Bartoletta USA, TJ: Caterine Ibargune COL, 4. Olga Rypakova KAZ, SP: Christina Schwanitz GER, 2. Gong Lijiao CHN, 7. Gao Yang CHN, DT: Sandra Perkovic CRO, HT: Anita Wlodarczyk POL, 2. Zhang Wenxiu CHN, 5. Wang Zheng CHN, JT: Katharina Molitor GER, 3. Lu Huihui CHN, 8. Li Lingwei CHN, Hepta: Jessica Ennis-Hill GBR, 20 KW: Liu Hong CHN, 2. Liu Xiuzhi CHN, 8. Qieyang Shenjie CHN. Track and Field News: (Published since 1948) Chinese race walker Liu Hong, who set a World Record 1:24:38 while winning the IAAF World Challenge 20km at La Coruna, Spain, last June. She went on to win World championships at home in Beijing that summer with another noteworthy 1:27:45. She aptly declared as “Asian Woman Athlete of the Year” for her exploits in 2015. In the prestigious Track and Field News World Rankings she was listed Eighth for her overall performance. The top spot went to Ethiopian distance runner Genzebe Dibaba, who assaulted a long standing WR in 1500m with a time of 3:50.77at the Diamond League meet in Monaco. Dibaba later adjudged the best female athlete of the year by the IAAF. Women’s Event-wise World Rankings: 100m: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce JAM , 200m: Dafne Schippers NED, The following is the list of other female athletes who received Athletes 400m: Allyson Felix, 800m: Eunice Sum KEN, 1500m: Genzebe of the Year award for 2015 from various org/media: Dibaba ETH, 5000m: Almaz Ayana ETH, 10000m: Vivian Cheruiyot KEN, Marathon: Mare Dibaba ETH, 9. Eunice Jepkirui BRN, in association with Athletics International: Athletics Weekly 3000m Steeple; Habiba Ghribi TUN, 100-H: Dawn Harper Nelson (Published since 1945999333) USA, 400-H: Zuzana Hejnova CZE, 10. Kemi Adekoya BRN, HJ: Mariya Kuchina RUS, PV: Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou GRE, LJ: Tianna Bartoletta USA, TJ: Caterine Ibargune COL, 4. Olga Rypakova KAZ, SP: Christina Schwanitz GER, 2. Gong Lijiao CHN, 9. Gao Yang CHN, DT: Sandra Perkovic CRO, HT: Anita Wlodarczyk POL, 2. Zhang Wenxiu CHN, 5. Wang Zheng CHN, JT: Barbara Spotakova CZE, 4. Lu Huihui CHN, Hepta: Jessica Ennis-Hill GBR, 20 KW: Liu Hong CHN, 2. Liu Xiuzhi CHN. All-Athletics.com (Women’s Asian Rankings): 01 Liu Hong (CHN) 20 KW 1354 pts 02 Gong Lijia (CHN) SP 1312 pts 03 Olga Rypakova (KAZ) TJ 1305 pts 04 Eunice Jepkirui (BRN) Marathon 1286 pts 05 Kemi Adekoya (BRN) 400-400H 1270 pts 06 Viktoriya Zyabkina (KAZ) 100-200m 1265 pts 07 Tigest Getent (BRN) 3000mSC 1262 pts 08 Lalita Babar (IND) 3000mSC 1253 pts 09 Lu Huihui (CHN) JT 1248 pts 10 Wang Zheng (CHN) HT 1246 pts Women’s Event-wise Merit Rankings: 10 Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) HT 1246 pts 100m: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce JAM , 200m: Dafne Schippers NED, 400m: Allyson Felix, 800m: Eunice Sum KEN, 1500m: Genzebe 18 Asian Athletics Digest January 13, 2016 2016 CALENDAR of INTERNATIONAL EVENTS IN ASIA TRACK & FIELD / RACE WALKING: 09-12 Feb 12th South Asian Games (athletics) Guwahati, IND 19-21 Feb 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Doha, QAT 20 Mar Asian 20 KM Race Walking Championships Nomi City, JPN 23 Apr 2016 IAAF Race Walking Challenge Taicang, CHN 24-25 Apr South East Asian Youth Championships Chanthaburi, THA 28 Apr Asian Grand Prix – 1st leg (TBD) 02 May Asian Grand Prix – 2nd leg (TBD) 05 May Asian Grand Prix – 3rd leg (TBD) 06 May IAAF Diamond League Doha, QAT 08 May Golden Grand Prix 2016 Kawasaki, JPN 14 May IAAF Diamond League Shanghai, CHN 18 May 2016 IAAF World Challenge Beijing, CHN 02-06 Jun 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships Ho Chi Minh City, VIE 18-19 Jun International Competition T.Kolpakova Bishkek, KGZ 25-26 Jun XXVI Kosanov Memorial Almaty, KAZ 23-31 Jul Asean School Games Chiang Mai, THA 01 Sep 7th International Throws Meeting Mokpo-si, KOR 26-29 Sep 5th Asian Beach Games (beach athletics) Da Nang, VIE IMPORTANT ROAD RACES / CROSS-COUNTRY: (Jan-Mar) 17 Jan Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon Mumbai, IND 17 Jan Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon Hong Kong, HKG 22 Jan Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Dubai, UAE 24 Jan Taipei Standard Chartered Charity Marathon Taipei, TPE 31 Jan Osaka Women’s Marathon Osaka, JPN 07 Feb Kagawa Marugame Int’l Half-Marathon Marugame, JPN 07 Feb Vadodara International Half-Marathon Vadodara, IND 14 Feb Chiba International Cross Country Meet Chiba, JPN 28 Feb Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, JPN 29 Feb 13th Asian Cross Country Championships Manama, BRN 06 Mar Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon Otsu, JPN 13 Mar Nagoya Women’s Marathon Nagoya, JPN 20 Mar Seoul International Marathon Seoul, KOR 20 Mar New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon New Taipei, TPE 20 Mar Chongqing International Marathon Chongqing, CHN 27 Mar Incheon International Half-Marathon Incheon, KOR OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS OUTSIDE ASIA: 12-21 Aug Games of the XXXI Olympiad (athletics) Rio de Janeiro, BRA Note: The venues yet to be decided for 2016 Asian Grand Prix series. 19 Asian Athletics Digest January 13, 2016 2:05.51 Yume Kitamura (JPN) Yokohama 18 Oct 2015 Asian Top-10 Lists 2:05.99 Manami Mashita (JPN) Kitami 12 Jul Women’s events 1500m 4:05.37 Mimi Belete (BRN) Rieti 13 Sep 4:05.41 Betlhem Desalegn (UAE) Heusden 18 Jul 100m 4:05.58 Tigist Gashaw (BRN) Szekesfehervar 07 Jul 11.19 Viktoriya Zyabkina (KAZ) Beijing 24 Aug 4:09.63 Maryam Jamal (BRN) Pfungstadt 03 Jun 11.20 Olga Safronova (KAZ) Almaty 25 Jul 4:13.35 Dalilah Abdelkadir Gosa(BRN) Cali 18 Jul 11.23 Chisato Fukushima (JPN) Beijing 23 Aug 4:15.55 Nozomi Tanaka (JPN) Kobe 22 Sep 11.27 Wei Yongli (CHN) Beijing 14 Aug 4:15.63 Ayako Jinnouchi (JPN) Heusden 18 Jul 11.50 Yuan Qiqi (CHN) Suzhou 22 Sep 4:15.69 Chihiro Sunaga (JPN) Niigata 27 Jun 11.51 Mayumi Watanabe (JPN) Saga 11 Apr 4:16.25 Gulzhanat Zhanatbek (KAZ) Bishkek 19 May 11.52 Liang Xiaojing (CHN) Bangkok 22 Jun 4:16.72 Risa Shibuya (JPN) Gifu 26 Sep 11.56 Yuki Miyazawa (JPN) Sapporo 12 Jul 11.56 Anna Doi (JPN) Wakayama 03 Oct 5000m 11.58 Srabani Nanda (IND) Bangkok 22 Jun 14:54.71 Mimi Belete (BRN) Heusden 18 Jul 15:08.29 Ayuko Suzuki (JPN) Beijing 30 Aug Wind-assisted: 15:16.43 Yuka Miyazaki (JPN) Kitakyushu 29 Nov 11.48 Srabani Nanda (IND) Wuhan 04 Jun 15:16.82 Misaki Onishi (JPN) Stanford 02 May 11.51 Iman Isa Jassim (BRN) Manama 24 Apr 15:17.62 Azusa Sumi (JPN) Kitami 12 Jul 11.52 Saori Kitakaze (JPN) Kumagaya 17 May 15:20.20 Kasumi Nishihara (JPN) Heusden 18 Jul 11.56 Rumeshika Rathnayake (SRI) Wuhan 04 Jun 15:20.21 Yuika Mori (JPN) Stanford 02 May 15:21.40 Miyuki Uehara (JPN) Kitami 12 Jul 200m 15:25.15 Betlhem Desalegn (UAE) Wuhan 04 Jun 22.77 Viktoriya Zyabkina (KAZ) Gwangju 10 Jul 15:25.54 Riko Matsuzaki (JPN) Niigata 28 Jun 23.03 Salwa Eid Nasser (BRN) Plovdiv 28 Jun 23.11 Chisato Fukushima (JPN) Kawasaki 10 May Mixed Race: 23.28 Olga Safronova (KAZ) Beijing 26 Aug 15:25.21 Ding Changqin (CHN) Saluzzo 15 Jul 23.39 Wei Yongli (CHN) Suzhou 24 Sep 23.50 Lin Huijun (CHN) Beijing 20 May 10000m 23.54 Srabani Nanda (IND) Wuhan 07 Jun 31:37.32 Yuka Takashima (JPN) Stanford 02 May 23.54 Nguyen Thi Oanh (VIE) Ho Chi Minh 13 Oct 31:44.79 Mao Kiyota (JPN) Stanford 02 May 23.56 Ofonime Odiong (BRN) Mungyeong 07 Oct 31:44.86 Riko Matsuzaki (JPN) Abashiri 16 Jul 23.57 Liang Xiaojing (CHN) Beijing 26 Aug 31:46.58 Ayumi Hagiwara (JPN) Abashiri 16 Jul 31:48.18 Ayuko Suzuki (JPN) Gifu 25 Sep Wind-assisted: 31:48.22 Eri Makikawa (JPN) Stanford 02 May 22.98 Ofonime Odiong (BRN) Manama 27 Apr 31:48.31 Rei Ohara (JPN) Abashiri 16 Jul 31:52.29 Alia Mohamad Saeed (UAE) Wuhan 07 Jun 400m